University of Nevada, Reno -- Department of Electrical Engineering [Master of Science- Non-Thesis Option]

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Master of Science in Electrical Engineering: Non-Thesis Option

This option requires:

A total of 32 semester credit hours
15 credits must be in courses numbered 700 or above
A two credit-hour professional paper
A comprehensive examination

Students pursuing the non-thesis master's degree in Electrical Engineering are required to pass a comprehensive exam after the completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours of course work. The exam will be offered at the end of each semester, and will include a written examination followed by an oral examination.

Written Exam

The written exam includes questions on all courses in the student's program of study and will include essay questions.

Oral Exam

The oral exam is to be taken upon passing the written exam. It covers the student's professional paper as well as other topics determined by the students Graduate Committee based on the results of the written exam.

If the student does not satisfy the examiners, he/she may be required to:

Retake the exam (only allowed once). The examiners may recommend that the student pass additional classes before retaking the exam.
Drop out of the EE Graduate Program.

Master's degree candidates must select a graduate committee before completion of more than nine credit hours. The graduate student's committee recommends specific programs of study based on the needs and interests of the student.

For more information about the master of science program please consult:

The UNR Course Catalog

The Graduate School

Department of Electrical Engineering, Mail Stop 260
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557
Phone (775) 784-6927, Fax (775) 784-6627

For questions or comments about this site, please email
Satyajith Bobba - webmastr@ee.unr.edu

July 19th, 2008